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Volunteer Opportunities

The San Bruno Library welcomes volunteers! The following are volunteer positions that we are seeking on an ongoing basis. The minimum age for volunteering at the Library is 14 years. Please fill out a San Bruno Library volunteer application for the position that you are interested in.

If you have other interests or skills, please feel free to contact the Library for other possible opportunities.

For other volunteer opportunities in your community, check out the Volunteer Center.

Homework Center
Help students K-8 with their homework and assignments at the Library's Homework Center. Requires an ongoing commitment with a minimum number of hours per week.

Lego SaturdaysHelp with Lego Saturdays on the third Saturday of the month from 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM. Can be a short term project or long term opportunity.
Summer Reading ProgramTeen Summer Volunteering is full for 2017. We no longer have openings to assist with the Summer Reading Program. If you would like to be emailed for volunteering Fall 2017 at the Homework Center, please email the Library with your name, preferred email contact, and grade in Fall. We will email you once we have training dates set for Fall. Thank you!The San Bruno Library welcomes teen volunteers for assistance with our Summer Reading Program. Summer Reading Program volunteers sign up younger children for the program, hand out prizes, assist at programs, and help with other library tasks as needed. The Summer Reading Program generally runs from the middle of June to the end of July. Teen volunteers must be 14 or older or entering 9th grade in the following September. Volunteers must attend one training session and volunteer at least two hours per week for the duration of the Summer Reading Program. Training sessions are usually scheduled in May (held in June) and potential volunteers must pre-register. There are a limited number of spaces for these volunteer positions.

If you are interested in volunteering in the summer, please contact the Library towards the end of April/beginning of May and you will be contacted once the dates for the training sessions are available.

Newspaper Clippings
Scan newspaper clippings related to the City of San Bruno for our History Collection into PDF. Great as a short term project or if you are looking for a small number of volunteer hours.

If you have professional librarian experience or are in a library school graduate degree program to become one, you can help with organizing the scanned clippings, as well as clip San Bruno related articles found in our local newspape

Friends of the Library
Help the Friends of the Library sort books! Other possible opportunities include: pricing and stocking books for lobby sales; choosing, pricing and arranging books in display case; delivering children's books to the Little Library sites; pricing books for online sales and special sales; media and publicity; special events. The preferred candidate is someone who can dedicate a few hours per week on an ongoing long term basis.

Cleaning/Repairing of Library ItemsProjects will involve Library items that need maintenance. Can be a short term or long term project.

Public Computer Station Physical Maintenance
Clean public computer station keyboards and screens and dust furniture around the wires. Great one time or short term project.